Monday, August 20, 2012

In The "Holy Crap" Department: Over $78,000 To Find Love

From the Las Vegas Sun: A woman says she spent $78,000 with a Clark County matchmaking service seeking a European dream date but ended up with only four duds.
Mary Davis of the United Kingdom filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court against Irene Valenti of California and Valenti Enterprises LLC, which does business in Clark County. Davis, who had asked for a partial refund, is seeking more than $10,000 in damages.
Valenti has not yet responded to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit said that on Feb. 15, 2010 — the day after Valentine’s Day — Davis wired $78,279.55 for a two-year service agreement. The matchmaking service was to introduce her to “suitable male companions” to help in “finding that one special individual” to share her life.
Davis said that between March and November 2010, she was introduced to only three men — and only one lived in Europe.
During that time, while on vacation to New York, she was also introduced to a New Jersey man, “who was completely tied to his six children and ailing parents and unable to travel to the United Kingdom,” the lawsuit said.  http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/aug/20/woman-sues-matchmaker-after-string-failed-introduc/
I understand the need for a dating service as you are able to meet different people around the country and world.  And some people get lucky and find their match and get married.
But to pay over $78,000 for someone to set you up seems like a "Holy Crap" moment.  I think I am in the wrong business if people will hand over that amount of money to find love.

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